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The Pull of Gravity

Gae Polisner
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Pages
208
Year
2011
Language
English
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

About

While Nick Gardner's family is falling apart, his best friend, Scooter, is dying from a freak disease. The Scoot's final wish is that Nick and their quirky classmate, Jaycee Amato, deliver a prized first-edition copy of Of Mice and Men to the Scoot's father. There's just one problem: the Scoot's father walked out years ago and hasn't been heard from since. So, guided by Steinbeck's life lessons, and with only the vaguest of plans, Nick and Jaycee set off to find him.

Characters you'll want to become friends with and a narrative voice that sparkles with wit make this a truly original coming-of-age story.

Related Subjects

  • Parents
  • Family
  • Young Adult Fiction
  • Friendship
  • Social Themes
  • Death, Grief, Bereavement

Extended Details

  • ATOSGrade Level 4.1
  • Interest LevelsMG+
  • LexileHL690L

Reviews

"The very sentimentalism of the situation, the quest nature of the plot, and the quirkiness of the characters will appeal to many young readers."
BCCB
"What summer reading list is complete without a road-trip novel? Especially one that extols the virtues of reading sad books and contains the sentence: 'Parents are such idiots.'"
Newsday
"Polisner's first novel begins with a bang and ends with another . . . . There is a great deal to enjoy throughout, and literary kids will surely enjoy a subplot involving John Steinbeck."
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